620,000 tell Macy’s to 'dump' Donald Trump

The number of signatures on a petition urging Macy’s to sever its relationship with Donald Trump has skyrocketed to more than 600,000, after the organizer sent an overnight email to supporters to urge them to step up the campaign.

“Macy’s needs to understand that they should not reward Donald Trump’s bigoted bullying, but I need your help explaining that to them,” wrote Angelo Carusone, the activist who started the “Dump Trump” petition.

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The petition has more than 620,000 signatures so far, and Carusone told POLITICO that that number jumped by 26,000 within hours after he sent the note to those who had already signed the measure asking them to find more people to sign on.

The goal, according to the letter, is to reach 1 million signatures before Thanksgiving.

Carusone, who works at the liberal watchdog group Media Matters but stressed that he was acting on Dump Trump, independently, slammed Macy’s for carrying Trump’s clothing line and fragrance and generally furthering his “brand.” He said he received an email from the CEO of Macy’s Wednesday morning, but that it was mostly a “stock response.”

In the email to supporters and his interview with POLITICO, Carusone said he came across a letter in which Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren told Trump that the company was developing “a meaningful fashion business with your brand!”

“To me, Trump’s brand is consequence-free bullying and chicanery; mean-spirited antics designed to ride a media cycle so he can promote himself or his Macy’s product line at the expense of others,” he wrote. “And, here was the CEO of Macy’s promising to further develop that brand. That didn’t seem consistent with my experience as a longtime Macy’s customer.”

Macy’s representatives did not respond to POLITICO’s multiple requests for comment.

Lundgren answered Carusone on Wednesday in an email.

“Please understand and appreciate that Macy’s marketing and merchandising offerings are not representative of any political position,” he wrote, according to emails Carusone sent to POLITICO. “Ours is a free society compromised of a wide range of viewpoints. Many of the individuals associated with products sold at Macy’s - or at any retailer, for that matter - express personal opinions that are not related to the merchandise we sell or to the philosophies of our company. That is the nature of a free society.”

Carusone, who was also behind the “Stop Beck” campaign hitting Glenn Beck, said he started the petition Oct. 24, motivated in part after seeing Trump offer to donate $5 million to a charity of President Barack Obama’s choice — if Obama would disclose certain records.

“It was a $5 million…threat to withhold money from a charity,” he said, adding later, “no one ever uses charity as a weapon, and he did.”

Michael Cohen, special counsel to Trump, said in a statement that he questioned “the legitimacy and accuracy of the [petition host] website and the number of signatures claimed to have joined this petition.

“Regardless,” he continued, “The Trump Organization values its long standing relationship with Macy’s and looks forward to many more years of continued success.”

Few know about Romney's role as governor of MA for the lack of oversight of NECC (New England Compounding Center), the company who is responsible for giving thousands of Americans drug products (primarily cortisone shots) contaminated with fungal meningitis.

The investigation thus far reveals that dating back to 2004, the NECC company had been cited for violations when Mitt Romney was Governor of the State.

Records from the FDA show that back in 2002 several people had adverse reactions to the medication in other shots produced by NECC involving Betamethasone repository another steroid.

Over six complaints were filed in 2006, but in 2004 the Mass. Board of Pharmacies that reported to Mitt Romney gave NECC clearance to continue with just a slight reprimand and NECC agreed to admit to negligence back then

Today, the NECC’s license has been revoked, and it’s facilities finally are shut down from any further infecting of the public with a deadly disease.

This whole disaster happened on Mitt Romney’s watch who campaigned for president on deregulating Wall Street, businesses and promoting such activities that led to the deaths of 25 Americans possibly more.

It is of note that the NECC president Greg Coniglario donated to GOP Scott Brown’s campaign against Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat and hosted fundraisers for Brown.

Why this buffoon gets press is beyond me. Every year he screams about Forbes getting his net worth wrong. Yet, pior to the Apprentice being a hit his true wealth was less than what his father left him. That's what happens when you keep running your businesses into the ground, see Trump properties in AC for example, how many casinos did he manage to bankrupt? And how does one even bankrupt a casino? You would have to be a complete idiot to do so. Luckily for Mr. Trump, his father's name was able to carry him far and get him in with the right people to survive such utter failures as a businessman.

Remember its a free Country, I like Obama and I disagree with Trump's view but he has the RIGHT to say anything he wants the best way to handle him, is exactly what the president is doing right now IGNORE him.

Democrats should take a pro-active roll and boycott Macy's. If the 'Trump' brand needs an outlet, let him market himself through Bain or John Boehner's beer garden. Passive resistance is not enough to send a message to this jerk. Democrats, make your voice heard with your wallet. Macy is offering Trump a marketplace, that is enough for me to stop shopping at this store. Koch Brother products are another example of products we should boycott. (Bounty paper towels and Northern toilet paper)

It would be a smart move on Macy's part to dump Mr. Trump. Clearly, he has tarnished his image from my perspective. After the elections, I don't want to buy his brand. I don't want to look at him on TV. Why does he insult the intelligence of the American people? Does he not get it? What is he thinking, and does he care?

Cancelled my Macy's Amex credit card this afternoon. Forced to speak speak with a customer service phone representitive. When asked for the reason I wanted to cancel I told them spokesperson Donald Trump the reason.

All of Trump's clothing lines and whatever else are made in China, which he loves to bash. Such a patriot!

Macy's is one of my favorite stores whenever I visit the L48, but I won't shop there if it continues to support this bloviating blowhard. He has his right to free speech/ i have my right to not shop wherever Trump is associated So long, Macy's!

Yes, and it's made in China. So, Macy's voted for Romney? I guess that explains why I like my Sears PJs better than Macy's. They used to have quality, and now they are getting cheap in their clothes. Dump Trump...he's not that smart.